A project to thin and burn trees across 2,700 acres of the Tahoe National Forest to address an outbreak of bark beetles was approved by
Abortion ‘Gag Rule’ Can Take Effect Court Says
In a major setback for women’s health-care providers, a federal appeals court allowed to take effect a family planning “gag rule” that prevents doctors and
Detained Migrant Child Access to Soap, blankets Questioned in Appeal
An incredulous panel of appeals judges asked a government lawyer if she was not really arguing that it was “safe and sanitary” to make detained
SEC Public Fund ‘Pay-To-Play’ Rule Upheld
A federal appeals court has upheld the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rule to thwart “pay-to-play” activity in the public pension market, defeating a challenge by
Asset Freeze Upheld Against Firm FTC Says Fleeced Homeowners
In the category of better late than never, a federal appeals court upheld a freeze of all the assets of a company that claimed to
Appeal Court to Rehear Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Fight
Claims that Led Zeppelin copied portions of its 1971 hit “Stairway to Heaven” will be played in an even larger court venue with the 9th
Racketeering Charges Against 16 in Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang
Federal prosecutors charged 16 members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang Thursday with racketeering in support of murders and drug trafficking inside California prisons. The
Birth Control Mandate Ruffles 9th Circuit Panel
The ability of employers with moral objections to paying for women’s contraceptive care under terms of Obamacare ran into a raft of concerns by an
Children’s Climate Suit Faces Tough Appeals Review
Appellate judges questioned whether the courts have the power to order the government to address climate change and if they must recognize a new constitutional
House Can’t Sue Trump Over Border Wall Funds
The House does not have the power to haul the Trump administration to court to challenge diversion of funds to pay for the border wall,
James River Transmission Towers May Not be Doomed Afterall
First, the Army Corps of Engineers violated environmental law by giving Virginia’s Dominion power company a permit to build a series of electric transmission towers
Move to Ban Lead Ammo in Arizona’s Kaibab Forest Revived
Groups seeking a ban on lead ammunition in Arizona’s Kaibab National Forest have won another chance to protect endangered condors from ingesting the lead shot
